Uh ... recently? No. OKC got their best player in a trade and have already traded one of their top picks.

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Dec 3, 2024
2:06:40pm

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The NBA really needs to do something about tanking

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

Dec 3, 1:54pm

They already did something about tanking. Tanking doesn't work as a way to build a team. Which team has tanked

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 1:57pm

Warriors, Cavs, Bucks, Spurs — Then let's wait and see on a bunch of other teams.

OPINIONS

Dec 3, 2:01pm

Uh ... recently? No. OKC got their best player in a trade and have already traded one of their top picks.

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 2:06pm

True, OKC got SGA via trade, but that trade was what jump started their tanking.

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 2:11pm

Hahaha ... "primarily through the draft"? Uh huh. They had TWO top 10 draft picks and have already traded one.

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 2:23pm

How else would you explain their recent improvement? They were the #1 seed in

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 2:46pm

They've had good picks but they didn't tank to get them. Jalen Williams was the #12 pick. Holmgren was #2 but he's hurt

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 2:55pm

Go back and look at their roster from 2020-2022. They absolutely tanked.

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 5:56pm

I think an issue is that a lot of people limit their definition of tanking as losing to get the #1 pick, then winning...

OPINIONS

Dec 3, 6:20pm

All of your examples are from prior to the new lottery rules that discourage tanking. Don't even get me started on how

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 7:38pm

The ONLY high draft pick that OKC has on their team is Holmgren. Lottery rules have been changed to discourage tanking

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 7:36pm

The NBA is a star driven league. The best chance small market teams have to

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 8:54pm

Maybe you should take a closer look at where today's stars were drafted first. Having a top pick absolutely

ManicBlue

Dec 3, 9:04pm

Yeah I don’t think any of those teams have had a successful tank or even

LakeshowCougs

Dec 3, 2:10pm

Rockets are another wait and see. They look good so far this year after tanking

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 2:12pm

Warriors tanked to get James Wiseman, that wasn't successful by any measure

Remigius

Dec 3, 2:25pm

Im in favor of the play-in tourney but agree that there should be less incentive

Cougs4Lfe

Dec 3, 1:58pm

I like the wheel of destiny concept.

ThreatLevelMidnight

Dec 3, 1:59pm

So this would mean that the Jazz would have pick 14 this year, pick 22 the year after, then pick 1, etc.

RealTaysomHill

Dec 3, 2:06pm

Correct. You draft once in each slot over the next 30 years.

ThreatLevelMidnight

Dec 3, 2:11pm

The NBA really needs to do something about traveling, carrying, palming, etc

TNT

Dec 3, 2:01pm

Flopping

ochobeeguy

Dec 3, 2:15pm

Get rid of the draft. Let players just sign where they want.

Baron

Dec 3, 2:01pm

This is an interesting concept as well. Whichever teams can properly manage

ThreatLevelMidnight

Dec 3, 2:13pm

👆 cheers for a big market team…

touchdownbyu

Dec 3, 2:14pm

Washington is not tanking. They are just an extremely poorly run organization.

kimdaddy35

Dec 3, 2:01pm

Washington in recent years is an example for why you should tank. They resisted

NoVaCoug10

Dec 3, 2:39pm

I disagree. They aren't tanking as they are playing vets Poole, Kuzma, Brogdon and Valanciunas a ton.

kimdaddy35

Dec 3, 8:58pm

But who cares? Fans of teams that are truly tanking should be able to

DieHarder

Dec 3, 2:07pm

Tanking in and of itself doesn't work without an above average executive team to

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